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From: maillist@moviejuice.com
Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - MAN ON THE MOON - Drop Your Pants and Kauf
Date: 01 Jan 2000 16:59:08 -0500 (EST)
MOVIEJUICE TOP TEN MOVIES OF 1999
Happy New Year!
Okay, these are my favorite flicks of 1999. I
haven't seen a few, so don't bitch. Conspicuously absent but
accounted for: Being John Malkovich, The Green Mile, Man on the
Moon, The Hurricane.
Writeups on many of these may be found at http://www.moviejuice.com.
10. The End of the Affair - Very low-key yet surprisingly good.
Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore. Coming soon to a theater near
you.
9. The Blair Witch Project - Forget the backlash and forgive the
spoofs; give this movie its due. It changed the way Hollywood sees
horror.
8. Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me - Maybe the funniest
movie of the year.
7. Notting Hill - A classy, hilarious romantic comedy that's as
well written as anything you'll see this year. Oh, and Julia
Roberts too.
6. The Talented Mr. Ripley - Don't let my irreverence fool you.
These actors eat the screen for lunch.
5. The Sixth Sense - So this is where the twist endings went!
4. Go - You probably missed this one; Tarantino for teens. Rent
it on video today.
3. The Matrix - Uh, hello! Anyone in the Academy remember this
little modern classic? This is the Blade Runner of the 90's and
deserves a place on every top ten list.
2. Three Kings - Vastly under-appreciated, but an awesome movie.
Clooney's the man.
And, my undisputed number one:
1. American Beauty - Perfection everywhere. And it gets better
with repeat viewings. Please God give Kevin Spacey an Oscar.
********************
MAN ON THE MOON - Drop Your Pants and Kauf
by Mark Ramsey
January 1, 2000
<a href="http://www.moviejuice.com/1999/manonthemoon.htm">Click
here for the full review!</a>
http://www.moviejuice.com/1999/manonthemoon.htm
"Every generation has a star whose influence is ahead of its time,"
crows the TV spots for Man on the Moon. Then again, every
generation also has Milton Berle, so I guess it all balances out.
Man on the Moon is a strange movie, and not just because it's about
Andy Kaufman, one of the strangest guys in comedy history. It's
strange because the cast of Taxi is reunited and expected to ignore
the fact that Danny DeVito plays someone other than Danny DeVito!
Yes, Liev Schrieber's performance as DeVito is a tour de force!
Although Rhea Perlman as Cheryl Tiegs was one step too far, if you
ask me.
What was the Taxi cast thinking? They're all in non-speaking
roles where the direction amounts to: "Look annoyed with Andy all
the time, and try desperately to find Tony Danza." You're too big
for this movie, huh Tony? Without you, who will perpetuate dated
Italian-American stereotypes and introduce the cast to Alyssa
Milano?
Wherever the camera finds them, the Taxi folks have
deer-in-headlights expressions, as if to say: "Why did I let
Marilu Henner talk me into this walk-on job, anyway when there are
1-800-CALL-ATT commercials to be done?"
How do we explain the appeal of a guy so reviled by the public as
Andy Kaufman? See, if the audience laughs, you're just a comic.
If they're confused, disoriented, and angry, you're a genius. And
if you die young, you're a genius with a bio-flick. The distance
between a major motion picture and an E! True Hollywood Story is
shorter than the distance between Dana Plato and a bottle of
Scotch.
Leave it to Hollywood to make a movie about a guy who empties out
an auditorium, which nowadays is the job of Joan of Arc director
Luc Besson.
In the history of Saturday Night Live, only two folks were voted
off the show: Andy Kaufman and Larry the Lobster. That's if you
don't count the entire cast from season nine.
Jim Carrey is every bit the Andy Andy was. In fact, compare the
Kaufman bits in the movie to the real thing on video and it's tough
to tell them apart.
One clue: One Andy has Professional
groupie-to-geniuses-who-die-young Courtney Love, and the other
doesn't. Most drivers know their crossing pedestrians better than
Andy knows Courtney when he proposes after about two seconds.
Jeez, that's how long it took Tom Cruise to call Nicole Kidman
after seeing her naked ass on the big screen in Dead Calm.
Controversy arises when critics accuse Courtney of having her
forthcoming Hole album ghost-written by Andy. If Courtney had
co-starred in Amadeus would her next album be called "Live Through
This in G-Minor for String Quartet"?
"My only regret," says Courtney, "is that Mozart died so long
before I could suck the life-force from the marrow of his bones,
given that I've sucked everything else at this stage in my career."
You know you're outta the music biz when 2pac puts out more new
stuff than you do.
Inextricably linked to Kaufman is wrestler Jerry Lawler, "The most
popular athlete in the history of Memphis, Tennessee," and proof
positive that Elvis wasn't athletically inclined.
"It's not about comedy, it's about art," says Andy who proves you
don't need a painting of elephant dung in the shape of the Virgin
Mary to piss people off. What you need is to read the Great Gatsby
to the audience - front to back. What you need is "Tony Clifton."
Tony is Andy as anti-Andy, the lounge singer from Hell who wouldn't
know a Great Gatsby if a Vegas Showgirl performed one on him in his
dressing room. He's Andrew "Dice" Clay with a backup band and a
day job.
After one show, Andy takes the entire audience out for milk and
cookies. Chris Rock tried that once, but his audience looted
Circuit City to watch "The Hughleys" with their snack. Never apt
to miss a trend, Dennis Miller's audience raided the Philosophy
section at Borders, fiendishly swapped Socrates with Kierkegaard,
and arrogantly refused to pay until the checkout clerk could use
the word "sangfroid" in a sentence.
I suppose there's something to be said for people hating you
because they don't realize you're a joker. Maybe putting one over
is the ultimate comic achievement. That's as true on the comedy
circuit as it is in a movie review, don'tcha think?
;-)
Copyright 2000 Mark Ramsey. All rights reserved. NO PORTION MAY
BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
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MOVIEJUICE.COM "HATE EMAIL OF THE WEEK"
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 2:53 PM
I found your movie review rife with Irish Stereotypes and slurs. In
your weak attempt at trying to be funny, you have insulted the Irish. You
have demonstrated your ignorance of the Irish Culture and your review
smacks of it.
I was no fan of the book, but I will be making it a point to be
showing your commentary to the Irish Community and groups throughout the New
York and New Jersey metro area.
MY REPLY:
Jeeesus, I'm shakin' in me boots at the thought of the wee little
people from New York and New Jersey lifting their laazy arses off
the scurvy pub floor to tap out cranky emails while intoxicated
beyond the feckin' legal limit with a potato-bushel of fine stout.
Bring 'em on, ya feck! Have ye lost yer sense of humor 'cause yer
too busy differentiatin' between shamrocks and four-leaf clovers?
Just watch yer Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald movies and leave me
be. Ted Kennedy can go to the Devil!
MRR
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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 4:03 PM
Hi:
I know you know all the inside info on the movies. Do you know if
the mouse in the movie THE GREEN MILE was real or computer generated.
MY REPLY:
Yes, the mouse was quite real. However, the swaying motion of Tom
Hanks' hefty jowl was completely computer animated.
MRR
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From: David F. Nolan <DFN@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: [MV] Best & Worst Movies of 1999
Date: 02 Jan 2000 10:50:42 -0000
BEST & WORST MOVIES OF 1999
1999 was a banner year for movies, both in terms of box office
receipts and the number of high-quality movies. A total of 18
movies earned ratings of 4 stars or higher from FlickPicks voters.
In alphabetical order, they were:
All About My Mother
American Beauty
Fantasia 2000 (tentative)
For Love Of The Game
The Green Mile
The Insider
The Iron Giant
The Matrix
Message In A Bottle
Notting Hill
October Sky
Run Lola Run
Runaway Bride
The Sixth Sense
The Straight Story
Tarzan
Toy Story 2
The Winslow Boy
The 18 "winners" include two foreign films (All About My Mother and
Run Lola Run) and four animated features (Fantasia 2000, The Iron
Giant, Tarzan and Toy Story 2).
ON THE OTHER HAND ............
1999 includeed its share of stinkers, as well. A number of high-
profile movies (Wild Wild West, for example) earned only 2 stars
from FlickPicks participants, but an "unlucky seven" managed to
achieve only a paltry 1.5 stars -- meaning that almost nobody liked
them. In alphabetical order, these unfortunates were:
Baby Geniuses
Black Mask
Goodbye Lover
The Mod Squad
The Rage: Carrie 2
Superstar
Universal Soldier: The Return
For more information on any of these movies, or to enter your
ratings and comments on current releases, visit the FlickPicks
Website: http://www.flickpicks.com
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From: Movieman <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: [MV] Cradle Will Rock review
Date: 03 Jan 2000 00:59:41 -0800
After a dizzying week of Oscar potential movies I had the pleasure of
starting off the new year with the best of the bunch - Cradle Will Rock -
directed by Tim Robbins. The cast is unbelievable - Emily Watson, Hank
Azaria, John Tuturro, Ruben Blades, John Cuzack, Joan Cuzack, Bill Murray
and many more. This is the (mostly) true story of theatre in 1936 and how
a new play that deals with social issues is handled. After seeing many
movies last week I found that they all lacked what this movie had an
abundance of - heart. A very moving motion picture with a lot of smiles
and bucket loads to talk about after the film. A rousing 93% for this
inspiring and well directed tale.
Start off the new year by investing your time and money on one of these
fine films...
Being John Malkovich - 95% (first time ever that movieman has raised his
ranking!)
Cradle Will Rock - 93%
Magnolia - 92%
Toy Story 2 - 91%
Galaxy Quest - 88% - I swear that this is a funny movie - honest!!
The World Is Not Enough - 87%
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From: TeckerDaze <teckerdaze@yahoo.com>
Subject: [MV] Star Wars Rumour
Date: 03 Jan 2000 16:57:44 +1000
Howdy all.
I've been away for awhile and I haven't been here to see if this rumour
has surfaced on this list yet, so I'm putting it to you.
While at work last night, I read through a tv viewing guide which came
with one of the Sunday papers here in Queensland. Lo and behold, I came
across a bit of gos for the next SW prequel. It's rumoured that an Oz
soap star by the name of Jesse Spencer is to play Anikin Skywalker in Ep
2. Just wondering if anyone else had heard anything to support or
dispute this.
Thanks
TeckerDaze.
PS - if anyone is interested in seeing the actual article, I can scan a
copy and post it out to those interested. T.
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From: MrMovie008@aol.com
Subject: Re: [MV] Star Wars Rumour
Date: 03 Jan 2000 06:17:39 EST
The latest rumor I have heard is that both Jonathon Jackson and Jonathon
Brandis has been mentioned as being cast in the Anakin Role. Although
nothing has been confirmed yet, George Lucas insists that casting for the
role of Anakin in the next Star Wars movie will not begin until January 1.
- Mr. Movie
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with daily movie news tune to Mr. Movie's Movie Guide!
http://place-an-ad.com/MrMovie/
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From: TeckerDaze <teckerdaze@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Star Wars Rumour
Date: 04 Jan 2000 05:49:57 +0100
MrMovie008@aol.com wrote:
>
> The latest rumor I have heard is that both Jonathon Jackson and Jonathon
> Brandis has been mentioned as being cast in the Anakin Role.
Just out of curiosity - who exactly have been rumoured to play Anakin?
Please add to the list.
Leonardo Di Caprio (please - NO!)
Jesse Spencer
Jonathon Jackson
Jonathon Brandis
Any one else?
Teck
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From: "Gerry T." <geeg23@lineone.net>
Subject: [MV] Best and worst of 99
Date: 04 Jan 2000 18:38:20 -0000
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For too long recently I have been just sitting on the sidelines and not =
participating, but now I feel it is again time to enter the affray with =
a list of my favourite and most hated films of 99. Please remember that =
some titles in my selection may appear older than 99 but being from the =
U.K, they never hit our shores till then. So, in reverse order here is =
what I consider the best of last year.
10) A bugs life------ I am not a fan of Disney and I get rather =
annoyed when people decribe films as "one for the whole family" as this =
usually turns out to be far from the case as the usual childish junk =
begins to run........but not in the case of this film. I thought it was =
far better than Toy Story and quite funny. Kevin Spacey proves he can =
turn in an excellent performance even when it's just his voice on show =
(for want of a better term) and so this slides into my top ten mainly =
because it was such an unexpectedly pleasant suprise.
9)Festen (The celebration) A Danish film concerning a family get =
together for a couples wedding anniversary. During the occassion the =
eldest son accuses his father of sexually abusing him as well as his =
brothers and sisters. Is he telling the truth? Is the respectable =
father (now grandfather) really capable of such horror or has his son =
suffered some sort of breakdown?
Shot under the Dogma 95 rules this film is quite harrowing and moving =
and the truth of the matter does not get revealed until the end. A =
telling tale of a family under pressure.
8)The sixth sense------ You all know what this is about. A good =
performance from the kid is part of what makes this creepy tale work. I =
guessed the twist 15 minutes in but this did not stop me from enjoying =
it........I was only looking for the twist because I knew there was one, =
dammnammitt!
7)My name is Joe------True, this may have been released late 98 but I =
never saw it till last year. Ken Loach again proves he is one of =
Britain's greatest directors with this return to form tale of an =
recovering alcoholic who runs a (terrible) football team for ex drug =
addicts. As with my number one film of the year this shows Brit cinema =
at it's finest with it's mix of humour and pathos i.e it's true to life.
Joe starts an affair with a health visitor and just when life seems to =
be going good again he is dragged into the seedy world of drugs when one =
of his players gets into trouble with the local gangster. A fantastic =
film.
6) Rushmore------This falls into a certain category of films for =
me.......the type that when you are watching it, it is reasonably =
enjoyable but it is only later when scenes refuse to leave your head =
that you realise how good the film really is. Good performances all =
round and a brilliant soundtrack.
5)Bulworth--------Funny and quite poignant, Warren Beatty has made a =
film that shows the fault with politics. A one joke film that works =
well.
4) This years love------ The story of three men and women who =
throughout a period of time have sexual relationships with each other. =
Not as straight forward and predictable as it sounds this film has quite =
a downbeat ending on most counts but is also extremely amusing =
throughout.
3) Go-----Doug Liman tops "Swingers" with this teen Pulp Fiction tale. =
Quick moving, clever and never boring.=20
2) American History X-------This is the only version we've got. The =
Directors cut that has yet to appear (if ever) could be better but it =
doesn't really matter as this is still a very powerful film. Good =
performances all round and Stacey keach is a very slimy villain. =
Excellent without resorting to the usual "gee black people are all =
really nice" statement. Lets face facts.....blacks are just as slimy =
and nasty as your average white, chinese,indian or whatever.
1) Orphans-------Peter Mullan (star of My name is Joe) directs this =
story of four people coming to terms with the death of their elderly =
mother. This film has it all.......dark humour,surrealness(is this a =
word?), drama and sadness. It is quite sad to think that the only =
reason this film saw the light of day was because Mullan won the best =
actor award for "My name is Joe" at Cannes. One of my all time =
favourites. A classic.
Honourable mentions go to the following films----- Cruel intentions, =
Very bad things,You're friends and neighbours,Little voice and Life is =
beautiful.
The Worst------
5) Hideous Kinky------ Kate Winslett flees to Morrocco with her two =
children and apart from that bugger all else happens. A very boring =
film from the director who only a few years before made the brilliant =
"Small Faces".
4) Star Trek Insurrection----- I am not a Trek fan but have watched =
all the films. This is one that many people who do love the series, =
agree that it is nothing but an extended t.v episode.
3) The Phantom menace---- I do not love Star wars. I loved it as a =
kid but consider the original and it's sequels as some of the most =
overrated films of all time. Yes, they were groundbreaking but nothing =
more.....special effects do not make a great movie. Much to my glee, =
the majority of Star wars fans were very dissapointed in "menace" and =
claimed it was far too childish.........but were'nt the originals!!! =
The villains are underused, Ewan Macgregor sounds more like Roger Moore =
most of the time than Alec Guiness, The Jedi prove to be a cowardly lot =
(for one example going two on one with Darth Maul) and to cop the lot =
the last duel scene has all the tension or excitement stolen from it by =
intercutting Anakin's space fighter attack. Very poor.
2) Virus------ Another horror film bites the dust. A reasonable idea =
for a scare flick is ruined by the cliched plot and sad =
characterisation. Annoying!
1) The Haunting------Take a classic 1960's film by Robert Wise,add =
unneccessary special effects and a change a decent plot into one with a =
crap denouncement that only some imbecile would think was original and =
what you have left is one of the most cinematic abortions of the 90's =
(after Armageddon!). Unbearably bad!
Well that's my round up. I look forward to any comments or =
queries.......and undoubtably criticism but their my choices, so there!
Yours
Gerry T.
When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
And produces an empty sound--
It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
Jean =
Cocteau
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<DIV> </DIV>
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well.</DIV>
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<DIV>4) This years love------ The story of three men and women who =
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it=20
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performances all round and Stacey keach is a very slimy villain. =
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<DIV> </DIV>
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directs this=20
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mother. This film has it all.......dark humour,surrealness(is this =
a=20
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reason=20
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actor award=20
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favourites. A=20
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Honourable mentions go to the following films----- Cruel=20
intentions, Very bad things,You're friends and neighbours,Little =
voice and=20
Life is beautiful.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Worst------</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>5) Hideous Kinky------ Kate Winslett flees to Morrocco =
with her=20
two children and apart from that bugger all else happens. A very =
boring=20
film from the director who only a few years before made the brilliant =
"Small=20
Faces".</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>4) Star Trek Insurrection----- I am not a Trek fan but =
have=20
watched all the films. This is one that many people who do love =
the=20
series, agree that it is nothing but an extended t.v episode.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>3) The Phantom menace---- I do not love Star =
wars. I=20
loved it as a kid but consider the original and it's sequels as some of =
the most=20
overrated films of all time. Yes, they were groundbreaking but =
nothing=20
more.....special effects do not make a great movie. Much to my =
glee, the=20
majority of Star wars fans were very dissapointed in "menace" and =
claimed it was=20
far too childish.........but were'nt the originals!!! The villains =
are=20
underused, Ewan Macgregor sounds more like Roger Moore most of the =
time =20
than Alec Guiness, The Jedi prove to be a cowardly lot (for one example =
going=20
two on one with Darth Maul) and to cop the lot the last duel scene has =
all the=20
tension or excitement stolen from it by intercutting Anakin's space =
fighter=20
attack. Very poor.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>2) Virus------ Another horror film bites the =
dust. A=20
reasonable idea for a scare flick is ruined by the cliched plot and sad=20
characterisation. Annoying!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1) The Haunting------Take a classic 1960's film by Robert =
Wise,add=20
unneccessary special effects and a change a decent plot into one with a =
crap=20
denouncement that only some imbecile would think was original and what =
you have=20
left is one of the most cinematic abortions of the 90's (after =
Armageddon!).=20
Unbearably bad!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Well that's my round up. I look forward to any comments or=20
queries.......and undoubtably criticism but their my choices, so =
there!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Yours</DIV>
<DIV>Gerry T.</DIV>
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Best and worst of 99
Date: 05 Jan 2000 13:23:31 CST
Well, let's see what my list has for 1999, in order...
1. Three Kings
2. The Sixth Sense
3. The Green Mile
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. October Sky
6. Election
7. The Iron Giant
8. Sleepy Hollow
9. The Matrix
10.Payback
There are a few others I enjoyed seeing, but in having to try to rank them,
they don't quite make top 10 for me, although depending on my mood they
could easily interchange with my 7-10 choices above (Fight Club, Galaxy
Quest, Mystery Men, Dick, Being John Malkovich)
Unveiling in reverse order my worst of year list:
5. The Bone Collector
4. existenz
3. Wild Wild West
2. lost & found
1. Entrapment
(Star Wars and Lake Placid come close to fitting in this list...)
Wade
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
so sure about the first one."
--Albert Einstein
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From: Jackie Martin <garageinc@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] Best and worst of 99
Date: 05 Jan 2000 13:12:10 -0800
Best
1. American Beauty
2. Fight Club
3. The Insider
4. The Talented Mr. Ripley
5. Three Kings
6. The End of the Affair
7. The Green Mile
8. Being John Malkovich
9. Election
10. Man on the Moon
Worst
1. The Omega Code
2. Double Jeopardy
3. The Bone Collector
4. Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
5. End of Days
Jackie
"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops down to zero."
Edward Norton - Fight Club
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Subject: [MV] Gregg Araki
Date: 06 Jan 2000 13:56:04 -0000
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Hats off to Mr Gregg Araki who is either a cracked genius, deliberately =
making daft movies and laughing all the way to the bank, or, more likely =
(in my opinion) the Ed Wood Jr of the 90's (and possibly 00's)
I have only seen two of his films (the Living end and The doom =
generation) but I can only presume that all his other (three?) films =
share the same characteristics i.e extremely stupid dialogue and hammy =
acting, scenes designed to shock but usually turn out to amuse due to =
their sheer kitcheness and stupid plots that involve a group of =
characters driving around killing people.
So if you are in the mood for some sleazy no brain laughs Gregg's your =
man! So bad their (kind of) good.
Gerry T.
When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
And produces an empty sound--
It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
Jean =
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stupid=20
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people.</DIV>
<DIV>So if you are in the mood for some sleazy no brain laughs Gregg's =
your man!=20
So bad their (kind of) good.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gerry T.</DIV>
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From: "Gerry T." <geeg23@lineone.net>
Subject: [MV] Teaching Mrs Tingle
Date: 06 Jan 2000 23:24:57 -0000
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Firstly, let me just say I am not a big fan of Scream. I think it is a =
quite entertaining film but nothing special. Scream 2 is atrocious and =
has an ending that would not be out of place in an episode of Scooby =
Doo. This brings me To Mr Williamson's directing debut using his own =
script. This tale of three students who end up taking their evil =
teenager hostage had scope to be either a good thriller or a decent =
black comedy. We end up with neither. The film drags and opportunities =
to make it far better are overlooked. The ending is totally =
unbelievable and weak and Williamson's direction throughout is rather =
bland........the opening titles looked like something from some cheesey =
seventies flick. Did he deliberately avoid any deaths so as to "Suprise" =
the Scream fans? If so he has shot himself in the foot as this film =
pleases nobody and probably could have done with a few deaths to liven =
it up!
3 out of 10
Gerry T.
When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
And produces an empty sound--
It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
Jean =
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think it is=20
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atrocious and=20
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Doo. =20
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script. =20
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hostage had=20
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end up=20
with neither. The film drags and opportunities to make it far =
better are=20
overlooked. The ending is totally unbelievable and weak and =
Williamson's=20
direction throughout is rather bland........the opening titles looked =
like=20
something from some cheesey seventies flick. Did he deliberately =
avoid any=20
deaths so as to "Suprise" the Scream fans? If so he has shot =
himself in=20
the foot as this film pleases nobody and probably could have done with a =
few=20
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<DIV> 3 out of 10</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gerry T.</DIV>
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Teaching Mrs Tingle
Date: 07 Jan 2000 08:23:59 CST
Amen, brother! I wholeheartedly agree with you on this piece of junk, Gerry.
I think the only thing I got a kick out of was the one girl's so-called
reenactment of the excorcism scene from The Exorcist, and even that was
rather bland, which goes along with the movie as a whole that you point out.
Helen Mirren exuded guile and menace pretty well, but she was given little
or nothing to do with her skills. The movie is pretty dull and predictable.
I've come to think that the majority of the plot after the halfway point is
simply to end up with a little joke between a couple of characters at the
movie's end. I won't spoil it although it is not good enough to frame your
plot around. I never could just figure out what I was supposed to think of
this movie... was it trying to be horror? teen angst? black comedy? teen
angst horror or teen angst black comedy? Well, I don't even care about that
anymore. So, Mr. Kevin "I'm not a writer, I'm a screen writer" Williamson,
stick to Dawson's Creek and stay off the silver screen, you hack!
Wade
>
>Firstly, let me just say I am not a big fan of Scream. I think it is a
>quite entertaining film but nothing special. Scream 2 is atrocious and has
>an ending that would not be out of place in an episode of Scooby Doo. This
>brings me To Mr Williamson's directing debut using his own script. This
>tale of three students who end up taking their evil teenager hostage had
>scope to be either a good thriller or a decent black comedy. We end up
>with neither. The film drags and opportunities to make it far better are
>overlooked. The ending is totally unbelievable and weak and Williamson's
>direction throughout is rather bland........the opening titles looked like
>something from some cheesey seventies flick. Did he deliberately avoid any
>deaths so as to "Suprise" the Scream fans? If so he has shot himself in
>the foot as this film pleases nobody and probably could have done with a
>few deaths to liven it up!
> 3 out of 10
>
>Gerry T.
>When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
>And produces an empty sound--
>It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
>
> Jean Cocteau
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not
so sure about the first one."
--Albert Einstein
"I don't kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above
globes. They freak out and yell, 'Whoa, I'm way too high!'"
--Bruce Baum
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From: "Gerry T." <geeg23@lineone.net>
Subject: Re: [MV] Teaching Mrs Tingle
Date: 07 Jan 2000 14:39:18 -0000
Very well put Wade.......and just what was Mirren's motivation to hate the
girl so much? That was never explained!
Gerry T.
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> Amen, brother! I wholeheartedly agree with you on this piece of junk,
Gerry.
> I think the only thing I got a kick out of was the one girl's so-called
> reenactment of the excorcism scene from The Exorcist, and even that was
> rather bland, which goes along with the movie as a whole that you point
out.
> Helen Mirren exuded guile and menace pretty well, but she was given little
> or nothing to do with her skills. The movie is pretty dull and
predictable.
> I've come to think that the majority of the plot after the halfway point
is
> simply to end up with a little joke between a couple of characters at the
> movie's end. I won't spoil it although it is not good enough to frame your
> plot around. I never could just figure out what I was supposed to think of
> this movie... was it trying to be horror? teen angst? black comedy? teen
> angst horror or teen angst black comedy? Well, I don't even care about
that
> anymore. So, Mr. Kevin "I'm not a writer, I'm a screen writer" Williamson,
> stick to Dawson's Creek and stay off the silver screen, you hack!
>
> Wade
>
> >
> >Firstly, let me just say I am not a big fan of Scream. I think it is a
> >quite entertaining film but nothing special. Scream 2 is atrocious and
has
> >an ending that would not be out of place in an episode of Scooby Doo.
This
> >brings me To Mr Williamson's directing debut using his own script. This
> >tale of three students who end up taking their evil teenager hostage had
> >scope to be either a good thriller or a decent black comedy. We end up
> >with neither. The film drags and opportunities to make it far better are
> >overlooked. The ending is totally unbelievable and weak and Williamson's
> >direction throughout is rather bland........the opening titles looked
like
> >something from some cheesey seventies flick. Did he deliberately avoid
any
> >deaths so as to "Suprise" the Scream fans? If so he has shot himself in
> >the foot as this film pleases nobody and probably could have done with a
> >few deaths to liven it up!
> > 3 out of 10
> >
> >Gerry T.
> >When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
> >And produces an empty sound--
> >It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
> >
> > Jean
Cocteau
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not
> so sure about the first one."
> --Albert Einstein
>
> "I don't kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above
> globes. They freak out and yell, 'Whoa, I'm way too high!'"
> --Bruce Baum
>
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Teaching Mrs Tingle
Date: 07 Jan 2000 09:34:00 CST
I have no idea! It seems like the movie was going to get to a reason, but it
never did! I guess she was just plain mean, but they were so darned
ambiguous about it, you can't completely be sure!
Oh, another thing, I don't think I've seen so many arrow-in-the-air pov
shots since Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, and it was barely novel in that
movie! How many times do we get that shot here...4? 5? One would have been
too many.
Wade
>
>Very well put Wade.......and just what was Mirren's motivation to hate the
>girl so much? That was never explained!
>
>Gerry T.
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>From: Wade S. <wds9974@hotmail.com>
>To: <movies@lists.xmission.com>
>Sent: 07 January 2000 14:23
>Subject: Re: [MV] Teaching Mrs Tingle
>
>
> > Amen, brother! I wholeheartedly agree with you on this piece of junk,
>Gerry.
> > I think the only thing I got a kick out of was the one girl's so-called
> > reenactment of the excorcism scene from The Exorcist, and even that was
> > rather bland, which goes along with the movie as a whole that you point
>out.
> > Helen Mirren exuded guile and menace pretty well, but she was given
>little
> > or nothing to do with her skills. The movie is pretty dull and
>predictable.
> > I've come to think that the majority of the plot after the halfway point
>is
> > simply to end up with a little joke between a couple of characters at
>the
> > movie's end. I won't spoil it although it is not good enough to frame
>your
> > plot around. I never could just figure out what I was supposed to think
>of
> > this movie... was it trying to be horror? teen angst? black comedy? teen
> > angst horror or teen angst black comedy? Well, I don't even care about
>that
> > anymore. So, Mr. Kevin "I'm not a writer, I'm a screen writer"
>Williamson,
> > stick to Dawson's Creek and stay off the silver screen, you hack!
> >
> > Wade
> >
> > >
> > >Firstly, let me just say I am not a big fan of Scream. I think it is a
> > >quite entertaining film but nothing special. Scream 2 is atrocious and
>has
> > >an ending that would not be out of place in an episode of Scooby Doo.
>This
> > >brings me To Mr Williamson's directing debut using his own script.
>This
> > >tale of three students who end up taking their evil teenager hostage
>had
> > >scope to be either a good thriller or a decent black comedy. We end up
> > >with neither. The film drags and opportunities to make it far better
>are
> > >overlooked. The ending is totally unbelievable and weak and
>Williamson's
> > >direction throughout is rather bland........the opening titles looked
>like
> > >something from some cheesey seventies flick. Did he deliberately avoid
>any
> > >deaths so as to "Suprise" the Scream fans? If so he has shot himself
>in
> > >the foot as this film pleases nobody and probably could have done with
>a
> > >few deaths to liven it up!
> > > 3 out of 10
> > >
> > >Gerry T.
> > >When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
> > >And produces an empty sound--
> > >It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
> > >
> > > Jean
>Cocteau
> >
> >
> >
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Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - MAGNOLIA - Flower Power
Date: 09 Jan 2000 16:23:04 -0500 (EST)
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by Mark Ramsey
January 9, 2000
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review!</a>
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I missed the advance screenings for Magnolia - I was nursing my addiction to
E!'s Mysteries and Scandals. Where else can get you the lowdown on the
mysterious circumstances of William Desmond Taylor's murder in 1922? Who?
What?
I'd better watch what I say. Host A.J. Benza is the only guy at E! who can
kick my ass or get his tube socks in a knot trying.
I do believe I've just experienced one of the best movies I'll ever see.
Magnolia is the first great movie of the 21st century. Okay, it's also the
first movie of the 21st century, but let's not split hairs. Hey Hollywood,
notice has been served: Consider the bar officially raised.
I was uneasy about seeing this flick at first, what with all the comparisons
to Robert Altman's Short Cuts. I hated that movie, interweaving plots and
all. That's despite the most engagingly distracting sequence in movie
history: Bottomless natural redhead Julianne Moore rants and raves in a
scene longer than Tom Hank's attack on Omaha Beach and significantly more
satisfying on a strictly prurient level.
Of course, an attack is always easier when the shrapnel is light and the bush
is heavy. And this particular bush is heavy enough to obscure several
infantry divisions and the entire Pacific fleet. In fact, J. Crew is opening
a Julianne Moore collection to compliment its cashmere shop thanks to
abundant oversupply and the nouveau elegance of easy-to-wash natural red
fibers.
With Magnolia, Julianne's back - bottoms up.
Magnolia's from the unnervingly talented Paul Anderson, the Boogie Nights
guy. And also main squeeze to that diva of dysfunction, Fiona Apple.
Amazingly, Paul didn't lean on Fiona for his soundtrack - a remarkably
restrained move and a lesson to all future directors of movies featuring
Jewel. Instead, the music honor goes to former Til Tuesday songstress Aimee
Mann. Unlike everyone in the LA I know, everyone in this movie LA is a
Mann-fan and they break out in a chorus of Aimee Karaoke at about the
mid-point. You know you're in an alternate universe when Aimee's lyrics are
as well-known as Aretha Franklin's. Is this hitmaker Aimee Aguilera? If so,
I've got a genie for your bottle.
USA Today reports that when director/writer Anderson approached George C.
Scott for a role in Magnolia, George angrily tossed the script across the
room in disgust. Perhaps George was possessed by the same demon that
compelled him to sign on for Exorcist III. Was George holding out for
another gig opposite talking dolphins?
Magnolia blasts off like a rocket and keeps on going. Some movies are three
hours long and others just feel that way. These three hours fly by quicker
than a Spice Girl marriage and without any of the bitter aftertaste.
The tangy role here goes to Tom Cruise, a self-help guru who's the Tony
Robbins of the frat-house, the prince of poontang, the siren of slimeballs,
the commandant of cunnilingus. "Respect the cock and tame the cunt,"
preaches Tom, a credible spokesman if ever there was one.
Lifestyle Coach Tom's seminar topic: "How to turn your 'friend' into your
sperm receptacle." Look out, no pussy has nine lives when Tom puts the
testes in testosterone. He's Napoleon Boner-parte fighting the battle of the
bush, air-humping with that most deadly of weapons, the Cruise missile. It's
over the top, boys and girls, and it's a bravura turn from a terrific actor.
Tom could teach a thing or two to the feckless pharmacist who fills a
bazillion scrips for Julianne Moore and mouth-farts perhaps the worst pickup
line of all time: "Been on Prozac long?" Oops! Been single and lonely
long, dude?
How can you not like a movie that uses real phone numbers like 818-725-4424
instead of abjectly fake ones beginning with "555" designed to prevent idiots
like me from inquisitively calling and harassing hapless Angelinos. You'd
think these ritzy rich studios could afford to buy a couple of phone numbers
for the sake of frickin' credibility, no? Thank you, Paul Anderson, for
pointing the way!
There's also the subplot of the genius kid in the quiz show - the damn
toughest quiz show of all time! Question: "Imagine you're attending a jam
session of Classical composers...." Holy God, are you kidding? The kid has
to sing an opera to correctly answer the question. Is this show designed to
appeal to the same dunderheaded populace bewitched by spinning wheels,
twirling letters, and nitwitted instant millionaires? This movie is not the
latest Dirty Harry epic: Magnolia Force!
Magnolia peaks on a bad weather day for humans but a really good one for
amphibian predators. It's raining cats and dogs ... and frogs. Yes,
fly-eating hail is toppling from the heavens. How many movies feature a
Biblical-style plague, not counting the one called the "Ernest" series? Is
this some kind of insidious Budweiser product placement? Where was this
divine intervention when we were force-fed The Haunting?
Usually, heavenly intercession involves the parting of seas, not the plopping
of amphibians. Forget the coasters, folks, just set out lilly pads and lets
get toady! LA's the world capital of toady, after all. And if you're Mickey
Rourke, a frog-shower is certainly better than none at all.
I can't begin to describe what Magnolia is about; it will disarm and
overwhelm you. From the intertwined threads of simple, everyday life,
Magnolia braids a tapestry of overpowering mastery, stunning in its impact.
An opus of loss, loneliness, and love, redemption, revelation, and
reconciliation. A choir of synchronicity. Snuggle up to this movie and you
won't be disappointed.
Magnolia is, to paraphrase James Agee, a queerly toned, unique little reed.
But out of it comes one incredible melody.
Copyright 2000 Mark Ramsey. All rights reserved. NO PORTION MAY BE
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I am growing out my bangs and want my hair cut like Ashley Judd's in "Double
Jeopardy." Can you send me some pictures that I can print and take to the
hair salon???
Thanks, Kris
MY REPLY:
Dear Kris,
I can't send you pictures, but here are the ingredients: Begin with
two-parts preposterous plot, one-part gratuitous nude scene, one-part
eye-rollingly vindictive feminine rage, wrap in tin foil, wash, blow-dry, and
fluff.
MRR
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From: "Gerry T." <geeg23@lineone.net>
Subject: [MV] Run Lola Run
Date: 10 Jan 2000 16:08:25 -0000
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Is it just me or was '99 not the best year for foreign film? Yes we had =
good films like Le Bosseau, Character and The Thief but overall nothing =
astounding. Run Lola Run which I caught the other night is probably the =
best one of last year...........and the best German film I have seen in =
awhile.=20
The plot revolves around a girl called Lola who has twenty minutes to =
raise 100,000 deutchmarks or her boyfriend will be killed. He has lost =
the money on an underground train by accident and in twenty minutes his =
boss is due to arrive. His boss is very vicious and will not believe =
the truth opting to believe that he has been ripped off.
What follows is nothing too original...........we see Lola trying to =
solve the problem three times. This play on time and narrative is =
nothing new recently but Lola makes up for it with pace and excitement =
as well as the nice little touch of how some minor characters fates =
change through her actions. Impressive and well worth a look. 8 out of =
10
Yours
gerry T.
When an expression of art collides with the brain of a layman-
And produces an empty sound--
It is yet a question as to which of the two are at fault.
Jean =
Cocteau
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From: "Danielle Conkle" <danyelli@hotmail.com>
Subject: [MV] Galaxy Quest....good? Who knew!
Date: 10 Jan 2000 15:50:58 PST
I saw Galaxy Quest (after being shut out to every other movie) the other day
(most disappointedly at the time) and ended up really loving it! It was
really funny, and my smile didn't leave my face the whole time! A lot of
the jokes are really cute and clever and really recommend it to anyone
looking for a good clean laugh. :)
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Galaxy Quest....good? Who knew!
Date: 11 Jan 2000 08:21:07 CST
Hey, great! Glad to see someone else who liked it. It's very funny and
really pleasantly enjoyable. It's very lighthearted and maybe two curse
words in the whole thing. Great family movie at least, too..
Wade
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>Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 15:50:58 PST
>
>I saw Galaxy Quest (after being shut out to every other movie) the other
>day
>(most disappointedly at the time) and ended up really loving it! It was
>really funny, and my smile didn't leave my face the whole time! A lot of
>the jokes are really cute and clever and really recommend it to anyone
>looking for a good clean laugh. :)
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From: Movieman <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: [MV] Fantasia 2000 review
Date: 12 Jan 2000 01:11:19 -0800
Loved it! What an experience - more than a movie - it's an
experience. This is not a film that you wait for video - you should
definitely try to catch this one at the IMAX where it will be playing
exclusively until April. The animation is beautiful and vibrant and the
music is well selected and played. There is a lot of emotion in these
songs and the animators did a wonderful job in visualizing these emotions -
the whale scene being the most amazing piece of animation that I have ever
experienced. Being on the IMAX makes a huge difference as you are on
visual overload. The sound system at the IMAX is perfect as well (with a
nice demo at the beginning on where they are all located!). There are some
nice cameos too as there are some live action bits in between the
animations (also - stay until the very, very end of the credits for a free
joke!). I can't stress enough how much fun it was to watch this movie. I
had to keep reminding myself that the music came first and then the
animation because many times it felt like the reverse was true! I was in
awe throughout the entire movie. It's not often that that happens! Go
check out Fantasia 2000 if you get the chance and you shouldn't be
disappointed! A 95%.
Tons of great movies out there - collect them all!
Fantasia 2000 - 95%
Being John Malkovich - 95%
Cradle Will Rock - 93%
Magnolia - 92%
Toy Story 2 - 91%
First time ever that the 5 best movies are all above 90%!!
Also see this movie if you want some serious laughs-
Galaxy Quest - 88% - I swear that this is a funny movie - honest!!
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Subject: [MV] The Girl Interrupted the Supernova Hurricane reviews
Date: 17 Jan 2000 00:19:41 -0800
Three movies this weekend - one was amazing and the other two were
duds. Any guesses as to which pile Supernova belongs to?
Hurricane - This one's the champ. A very inspiring and motivating true
story about a wrongly accused and sentenced black boxer in the 60's and
70's. The director, Norman Jewison really put this film together nicely
with a very subtle approach. Denzel honestly puts a fine show on as the
dignified non-criminal. I was happy to discover that there was more to the
story than just a wrongly accused man trying to prove his innocence -
because although it is a true story - we've seen it all before. There is a
great side-plot with some Canadians that are truly inspiring (as Canadians
usually are:-) All in all this is another high scoring film - 94%.
Girl, Interrupted - I heard that the only way out - was each other - but I
found that the exit was a preferred alternate. It is tough being the
Movieman because I have seen so many movies and therefore can see when a
movie has been done better before - when it was called One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest. This film is very pedantic - i.e. step one: girl is crazy
(interrupted); step two: girl goes to asylum and is afraid; step three:
girl befriends others at asylum; step four: girl comes to understand why
she's crazy. Nothing new here. Fail.
Supernova - You have to be wary of Alan Smithee. He's the name they slap
on a film if the director disowns a film due to too much meddling by the
producers. Fortunately Supernova wasn't directed by Alan Smithee - it was
directed by Thomas Lee. Unfortunately Thomas Lee is the new Alan Smithee
of the film industry. Looks like Alan is on vacation. Walter Hill is the
actual director of Supernova but decided to disown it. It is said that
Francis Ford Coppola made the final edit on this ridiculous
mess. Regardless of who did what - it's still a pile of
crap. Eighty-eight minutes of what non-science fiction fans think science
fiction is all about! If you can't stand the heat - get out of the
theatre! Fail.
For those of you who go to the movies only once or twice a year and the
film you see happens to be crappy - then go right now to the theatre and
catch any of these amazing movies!
Fantasia 2000 - 95%
Being John Malkovich - 95%
Hurricane - 94%
Cradle Will Rock - 93%
Magnolia - 92%
Toy Story 2 - 91%
Galaxy Quest - 88% - (still funny!)
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Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - Natural Born Ladykillers
Date: 17 Jan 2000 09:31:15 -0500 (EST)
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - Natural Born Ladykillers
by Mark Ramsey
January 16, 2000
<a href="http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/anygivensunday.htm">Click here for the
full review!</a>
http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/anygivensunday.htm
Those crazy Blair Witch folks at Artisan Entertainment are at it again. Now
they've put out a casting call for "unrecognizable talent." In a surprise
move, Denise Richards sent over a head shot until her agent gently suggested
she misunderstood the question.
Game 1: the Miami Sharks meet the Toledo Colorblinders. The Sharks turn off
the lights when the TC's unique blue/green uniforms are shown to clash
distractingly for all but 10 percent of the male population.
Finally, I catch up with Any Given Sunday, director Oliver Stone's ode to
pigskin and pigs who chase skin. Yes, there are bruisers on the field and
babes in the stands, God bless 'em. Any movie kicking off with tribal rhythms,
lightning flashes, and Vince Lombardi quotes is bound to spawn a self-help
desk-calendar and end with alpha-males carrying their dates out by the hair.
In addition to his director's duties, Oliver also plays a sports announcer for
Al Pacino's football team, the Miami Sharks, thus giving him one more way to
keep score when he's not scoring. Clocking in at close to three hours,
director Ollie needs to mind the timer. Can I call a time-out?
There's a conspiracy in the huddle. Jamie Foxx, the quarterback, is changing
plays. What's more, someone spotted a wide receiver on the grassy knoll and
the Cuban, CIA, and Mafia teams are all suspects. As the pass rang out, doubts
arose that the quarterback acted alone, and somehow, Nixon's to blame.
Hey, this is a pretty good movie! And if Football sounds this good with a Rap
soundtrack, then imagine what Jay Z can do for Golf!
Is there a quake on? The Jiffy-Pop cam shooting this flick slips and slides
and darts and jiggles non-stop! No wonder the quarterback pukes before every
play: It's motion sickness. Oliver, try mounting a new gyroscope, or whatever
you call that cute Production Assistant. How is it we can get clear shots of
far-off galaxies but Pacino's face looks like a smudged, hot-headed Italian
raisin, albeit a raisin with a home in Malibu?
In trademark style, Pacino screams and raves like a sonofabitch. He's one
anger management class removed from Dustin Hoffman. If temper were an orgasm,
Al could play with the NBA. When Al blows his top Fred Flintstone screams
"Yabadabadoo!"
Cameron Diaz is the brassy bad-ass broad who inherited the team from her daddy
and who'd rather sell it than wear a bra. Come on! She's too cute to be so
bitchy. You just want to squeeze her cheeks: All four of them.
Game 2: the Miami Sharks meet the Key West DandyLads. The Sharks out-style
the DandyLads who, after every fumble, personally tidy the field and retreat to
the locker room to change tired, soiled garments.
Ann-Margret is Cameron's wacky mom, and she's wearing the same fake eyelashes
she used to bat at Sidney Poitier to keep him cool back in the '60s. That's
not EstΘe Lauder on those lashes, that's quick-dry black paint! Them lashes
tote six-packs in the skybox and serve as handy wall-hooks for pop-tops. I
know this gal used to be hot, but nowadays she's seducing a can of Dutch-Boy.
Forget the makeup remover, pass the paint thinner.
Saved by the Bell and Showgirls alum Elizabeth Berkeley returns with head held
embarrassingly high for a role as a high-priced call girl who shows her boobs
long enough for me to place the face.
I know why the Sharks keep winning. It's not talent. It's the stink-awful
color schemes of their competitors' uniforms. These guys are printing block
letters on picnic tablecloths! In three out of four plays, ants scurried away
with the ball.
In case you've forgotten what wooden acting in Cinemascope looks like, Charlton
Heston drops by, freshly painted and tented for termites. Chuck's the Football
Commissioner and also in scenes from Ben Hur on Pacino's big screen TV. Hey
Al, didn't you notice the commissioner looks just like that guy in Ben Hur?
Could it be...a conspiracy?
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From: manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be>
Subject: [MV] DVD-dezoning
Date: 17 Jan 2000 17:10:44 +0100
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Hello,
does anyone of you guys know where to find some info on how to de-zone
your DVD-player (on the net or somewhere else...).
My DVD is zone 2 and that really &&&$#@# 'cause the zone1 DVD are a)
sooner available
b)have
much more choice
c)
have much more extras
Help me out, I'm in pain here..........
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Hello,
<P>does anyone of you guys know where to find some info on how to de-zone
your DVD-player (on the net or somewhere else...).
<BR>My DVD is zone 2 and that really &&&$#@# 'cause the zone1
DVD are a) sooner available
<BR>
b)have much more choice
<BR>
c) have much more extras
<P>Help me out, I'm in pain here..........
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From: "Olaf Adam" <Olaf.Adam@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
Subject: Re: [MV] DVD-dezoning
Date: 18 Jan 2000 11:29:31 +0100
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To get your DVD-Player zone-free should be quiet easy although I only =
know the situation here in Germany, where you carry your player to a =
local dealer (maybe not one of the big chain-stores, but some smaller =
electronic shop) and they fix the 'problem'.
It's not even very expensive but, of course, you loose the =
manufacturer's warranty for the device.
There should be a lot of information about the matter on the Net but I =
only know a couple of german sites which would not help you very much, =
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From: Movieman <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: [MV] Bone Collector in Double Jeopardy reviews
Date: 19 Jan 2000 00:43:36 -0800
Just a coupla quick reviews of some movies on their way out of the
multiplexes and into the cheap-o-plexes.
Double Jeopardy is a great movie-of-the-moment. Don't try to analyze any
of it afterwards as it'll fall apart - but during the movie you can
actually have a lot of fun watching this female version of the
Fugitive. Lots of tense action scenes centred around beauty Ashley Judd as
she tracks down her thought to be dead husband while her parole officer,
Tommy Lee Jones, is in hot pursuit. Fun - 81%.
Bone Collector was definitely more grown up but starred the seemingly twin
sister of Ashley Judd - Angelina Jolie - whose big smile may take the crown
away from Julia Roberts. Jolie plays a cop who wants off the streets but
is thrust into action as a crime scene analyzer with the assistance of a
bed-ridden Washington. This is a fun, tense puzzle that is very
satisfyingly put together. Some scenes are not for the squeamish but this
is definitely above average Hollywood thriller material. 86%.
Two movies in the eighties and neither of them make the best of the best list:
Fantasia 2000 - 95% - in total awe!
Being John Malkovich - 95% - crazy - see it or be doomed
Hurricane - 94% - motivating and inspiring
Cradle Will Rock - 93% - lots of talent and lots of heart
Magnolia - 92% - a multi-character, multi-story-line kind of movie
Toy Story 2 - 91% - funny, good story, see it
Galaxy Quest - 88% - (still funny!)
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From: manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be>
Subject: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 21 Jan 2000 16:54:26 +0100
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When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in the
following years what its title was. This movie must be from the 80s.
It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the movie, a
bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman in hostage
or something like that....
I also remember two scenes.
In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and stuff are
doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman is sleeping
or in a coma,....
In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband, arrives
with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a videocamera in
front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser or something.....
I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone knows
what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for quite a
while now.....
thx
--
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Department of Medicine http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties
Brussels Free University (lyrics of the eighties)
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When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in the following
years what its title was. This movie must be from the 80s.
<BR>It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the movie,
a bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman in hostage
or something like that....
<BR>I also remember two scenes.
<BR>In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and stuff
are doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman is sleeping
or in a coma,....
<BR>In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband, arrives
with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a videocamera in
front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser or something.....
<P>I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone knows
what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for quite a
while now.....
<P>thx
<PRE>--
Manuel Morrens mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be
Department of Medicine <A HREF="http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties">http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties</A>
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Subject: RE: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 21 Jan 2000 09:59:58 -0800
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I forget the title, too, but the man I believe is Robert Vaughn (Napoleon
Solo fr. Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and the plot is about an electronic house that
takes control of their lives. It (the house) ends up impregnating her and
she gives birth to a half electronic half human baby in the end.
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Subject: [MV] name of this movie????
When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in the
following years what its title was. This movie must be from the 80s.
It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the movie, a
bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman in hostage or
something like that....
I also remember two scenes.
In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and stuff are
doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman is sleeping or
in a coma,....
In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband, arrives
with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a videocamera in
front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser or something.....
I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone knows what
film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for quite a while
now.....
thx
--
Manuel Morrens mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be
Department of Medicine http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties
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From: "Ann <suttons@arkansas.net>" <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Galaxy Quest for kids?
Date: 21 Jan 2000 11:55:18 -0700
Is Galaxy Quest okay for kids? I know its rated PG. But I recently took
my son to see Bicenntinal Man (AWFUL!) and there were about 3 cuss words in
it (GD being on of them!) Just wanted to check how appropriate this movie
is for kids.
Thanks!!!
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From: "Keith H. Poole" <keith_poole@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 21 Jan 2000 13:57:11 -0800 (PST)
Must have been Demon Seed, from 1977, based on the Dean Koontz novel.
An actually good horror movie, although certainly dated - especially
the computers.
Keith
--- manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be> wrote:
> When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in the
> following years what its title was. This movie must be from the
> 80s.
> It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the
> movie, a
> bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman in
> hostage
> or something like that....
> I also remember two scenes.
> In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and stuff
> are
> doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman is
> sleeping
> or in a coma,....
> In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband,
> arrives
> with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a
> videocamera in
> front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser or
> something.....
>
> I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone
> knows
> what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for
> quite a
> while now.....
=====
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 21 Jan 2000 16:25:18 CST
Might it have been a tv episode? Twilight Zone? Ray Bradbury theater?
There is an old popular Bradbury story that is along the lines of electric
houses, called "I Sing the Body Electric"... ring a bell?
wade
>From: "Keith H. Poole" <keith_poole@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com
>To: movies@lists.xmission.com
>Subject: Re: [MV] name of this movie????
>Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 13:57:11 -0800 (PST)
>
>Must have been Demon Seed, from 1977, based on the Dean Koontz novel.
>
>An actually good horror movie, although certainly dated - especially
>the computers.
>
>Keith
>
>--- manuel morrens <mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be> wrote:
> > When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in the
> > following years what its title was. This movie must be from the
> > 80s.
> > It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the
> > movie, a
> > bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman in
> > hostage
> > or something like that....
> > I also remember two scenes.
> > In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and stuff
> > are
> > doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman is
> > sleeping
> > or in a coma,....
> > In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband,
> > arrives
> > with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a
> > videocamera in
> > front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser or
> > something.....
> >
> > I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone
> > knows
> > what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for
> > quite a
> > while now.....
>
>=====
>keith@moviekites.com
>
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From: "Wade S." <wds9974@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MV] Galaxy Quest for kids?
Date: 21 Jan 2000 16:32:10 CST
It's easily appropriate for kids. I think Tim Allen says GD once near the
start. (Maybe? someone else might remember) I'm really not sure about that,
but I don't think there were any other cuss words in it at all. Not even
fully sure about that one. Violence is cartoony and not much where it is, no
sex or nudity (although Weaver's cleavage is a running joke a couple of
times) or gore.
Certainly more appropriate for kids than bicentennial man, although that is
not that adult to me even (well, ok some cussing and some adult-ish - but tv
acceptable situations I suppose)
Its a good family movie, but if you doubt me ask around til you get the
specs on that. i can understand not wanting your kids to see some of the
garbage out of hollywood these days, especially when you get ambushed by it
when you arent expecting it.
How old r ur kids? if over 12, this is probably ok, although i'm not sure
they would get a lot of the jokes in it..
wade
>From: "Ann <suttons@arkansas.net>" <gregorys@xmission.com>
>Reply-To: movies@lists.xmission.com
>To: "Movies Mailing List" <movies@xmission.com>
>Subject: [MV] Galaxy Quest for kids?
>Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:55:18 -0700
>
>Is Galaxy Quest okay for kids? I know its rated PG. But I recently took
>my son to see Bicenntinal Man (AWFUL!) and there were about 3 cuss words in
>it (GD being on of them!) Just wanted to check how appropriate this movie
>is for kids.
>Thanks!!!
>
>
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Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - PLAY IT TO THE BONE - Oscar De La Ho-Hum
Date: 21 Jan 2000 19:18:08 -0500 (EST)
PLAY IT TO THE BONE - Oscar De La Ho-Hum
by Mark Ramsey
January 21, 2000
<a href="http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/playittothebone.htm">Click here for the
full review!</a>
http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/playittothebone.htm
I mean, if the century-long history of cinema ends just before this steaming pile
of silver screen refuse fans its stultifying fumes in the direction of audiences
nationwide, would that be so bad?
Play it to the Bone is a boxing movie opening with two guys in two beds with two
babes each. What a recruitment poster for boxing! "If you're gonna love, wear a
golden glove." If the U.S. Army used tactics like this to sign recruits,
reveille would come early and often, if you know what I'm saying.
One of these guys is Robert Wagner. Come on! RJ hasn't man-handled a two-on-one
since the year his hair stylist swapped Brylcreem for Kiwi Brown shoe polish.
RJ's head is so buffed, glossed, and spit-polished, traffic choppers mistake the
glare for a star on the walk of fame. What's that natural tint, RJ, spice or
berry? Oh, we'll never know.
Play it to the Bone is the latest from sports-obsessed writer/director Ron
Shelton. Ron's made movies about basketball, golf, and now boxing. Can
synchronized swimming be far behind?
This is also the latest in the proud tradition of road pictures. "There have
been any number of road films that take place between L.A. and Las Vegas," says
Shelton, "but none of them ever really show the road." Excellent point, Ron!
Maybe that's because that particular road is short on twists, turns, and dramatic
arcs, not to mention scenery. As a result, dialogue leans on "geological
striations," tapping that rich vein of earth science comedy familiar to any fan
of the Discovery Channel Comedy Jam.
Fresh from the fast lane between Vegas and obscurity, Lolita Davidovich joins
Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas. It's two washed up fighters and the woman
who loved them hopping into her bad-ass, lime-green 1972 Olds convertible
muscle-car for the trek to Sin City. Okay, it's not lime-green, it's
"sassy-grass" green, says Lolita. Look, I don't care if it's Lorne Greene, it's
still a yawner. Aren't there any signs on the route to Vegas reading "Wrong Way,
Go Back"?
"It smells like freedom," says Lolita as she sniffs her fresh-checked motor oil.
True enough, if your freedom has a viscosity rating of 10W-30 and is deadly to
wildlife when a tanker full of it hits a rock.
Woody and Antonio are welterweight boxers, although they look more like
paper-weights to me, maybe water-weights depending on their cycles.
And after a lengthy commute to Vegas, Woody and Antonio proceed to beat the
bloody hell out of each other for most of hour two. Meanwhile, five minutes into
the fight you can tell how it's going to go. And you can tell you don't care.
What a pounding these guys take! And I don't just mean the audience. After nine
rounds, Woody's brow takes on Boris Karloffian proportions and Antonio's blubbery
face resembles a Tommy Lee Jones life-mask. Any more head-swelling and these two
could body-double for UFO crash victims.
A keen eye will spot supporting player Richard Masur, who cleverly leveraged bit
parts like Tom Cruise's Princeton recruiter in Risky Business into the pole
position at the Screen Actor's Guild. Richard's back in the acting trenches now
that he's been succeeded at SAG by William Daniels, a.k.a. Kit the Knight Rider
car. Be on the lookout for a new Knight Rider movie, where Kit becomes the most
celebrated Pontiac Firebird ever to negotiate more equitable commercial residuals
for SAG members. Check the bumper sticker: "I brake for collective bargaining."
Righteous, Kit!
"Playing it to the bone" means "giving it all you've got," or at least giving it
as much as you've got to work with, and that's not too much here.
Everyone who owes director/writer Shelton a favor is pictured here. You got
Costner, you got Snipes, you got Tony Curtis, you got Buddy Greco, you got Steve
and Edie. You've got that slot machine and it's your slot machine and you're the
Sultan of Slots and if anybody tries to steal it you're going to kick their ass
with your disgusting, coin-black fingers.
From the first word of dialogue to final cut, creating Play it to the Bone took a
measly six months. This movie doesn't belong in the theater, it belongs in
prenatal intensive care, wired to an IV and locked in an oxygen tent! Call me
when it's old enough to breast-feed.
Rocky it ain't, but "rocky" it is.
In this corner, Oscar De La Ho-Hum.
Copyright 2000 Mark Ramsey. All rights reserved. NO PORTION MAY BE REPRODUCED
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From: Movieman <movieman@netcom.ca>
Subject: Re: [MV] Galaxy Quest for kids?
Date: 22 Jan 2000 00:29:34 -0800
It's totally fine for kids - and you'll have a great time too! really
really PG - and very funny! It's like watching a Star Trek show. I highly
recommend this flick to anyone - and I thought it was gonna be crappy based
on the previews!!
At 11:55 AM 1/21/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Is Galaxy Quest okay for kids? I know its rated PG. But I recently took
>my son to see Bicenntinal Man (AWFUL!) and there were about 3 cuss words in
>it (GD being on of them!) Just wanted to check how appropriate this movie
>is for kids.
>Thanks!!!
>
>
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From: Mel Eperthener <bcassidy@usaor.net>
Subject: [MV] Anto Byrne
Date: 22 Jan 2000 02:12:31 -0500
Sorry to use this list in such a manner.
If Anto is still amongst the subscribers, or if anyone knows how to get in
contact with him, can you let me know?? He evidently is no longer at the
address I have for him.
Thanks, and sorry for interrupting your day. Please go back to discussing
movies:-)
Regards,
--Mel
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Subject: [MV] (no subject)
Date: 23 Jan 2000 18:48:05 -0700
Hi, just joined the list.
I've been a film buff all my life. I'm looking forward to some
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From: MARK <MARK@zippack.co.uk>
Subject: RE: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 24 Jan 2000 09:20:38 -0000
Demon Seed
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gardner [SMTP:pgardner@earthlink.net]
> Sent: 21 January 2000 18:00
> To: movies@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: RE: [MV] name of this movie????
>=20
> I forget the title, too, but the man I believe is Robert Vaughn
> (Napoleon Solo fr. Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and the plot is about an
> electronic house that takes control of their lives.=A0 It (the house)
> ends up impregnating her and she gives birth to a half electronic =
half
> human baby in the end.
>=20
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com
> [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of manuel morrens
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 7:54 AM
> To: movies@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: [MV] name of this movie????
> =09
> =09
> When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in
> the following years what its title was. This movie must be from the
> 80s.=20
> It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the
> movie, a bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman
> in hostage or something like that....=20
> I also remember two scenes.=20
> In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and
> stuff are doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman
> is sleeping or in a coma,....=20
> In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband,
> arrives with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a
> videocamera in front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser
> or something.....=20
>=20
> I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone
> knows what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for
> quite a while now.....=20
>=20
> thx=20
> --=A0
> =09
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> <http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties>
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From: Gene Ehrich <gene@ehrich.com>
Subject: RE: [MV] name of this movie????
Date: 24 Jan 2000 14:21:14 -0500
Robert Vaughn plays the voice of the computer. The man and his wife are
Julie Christie & Fritz Weaver. Pretty scary movie with some rather intense
scenes. 1977
At 09:20 AM 1/24/00 +0000, you wrote:
>Demon Seed
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gardner [SMTP:pgardner@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: 21 January 2000 18:00
> > To: movies@lists.xmission.com
> > Subject: RE: [MV] name of this movie????
> >
> > I forget the title, too, but the man I believe is Robert Vaughn
> > (Napoleon Solo fr. Man from U.N.C.L.E.) and the plot is about an
> > electronic house that takes control of their lives. It (the house)
> > ends up impregnating her and she gives birth to a half electronic half
> > human baby in the end.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-movies@lists.xmission.com
> > [mailto:owner-movies@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of manuel morrens
> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 7:54 AM
> > To: movies@lists.xmission.com
> > Subject: [MV] name of this movie????
> >
> >
> > When I was just a kid I saw this movie but I never found out in
> > the following years what its title was. This movie must be from the
> > 80s.
> > It's about this woman who lives in this house, and during the
> > movie, a bunch of robots takes over her house and they keep the woman
> > in hostage or something like that....
> > I also remember two scenes.
> > In one the lady lies on the kitchentable and these robots and
> > stuff are doing things with her, can't remember what, while the woman
> > is sleeping or in a coma,....
> > In another scene, a guy, I suppose her boyfriend or her husband,
> > arrives with a truck, a 4X4 I guess, in front of the house but a
> > videocamera in front of the door sees him and shoots him with a laser
> > or something.....
> >
> > I know this isn't much, but I was like 8 years old. If someone
> > knows what film this is, let me know, I'm trying to figger it out for
> > quite a while now.....
> >
> > thx
> > --
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Manuel Morrens mmorrens@minf.vub.ac.be
> > Department of Medicine
> > <http://minf.vub.ac.be/~mmorrens/eighties>
> > Brussels Free University (lyrics of the eighties)
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
>
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From: "The Reporter" <gregorys@xmission.com>
Subject: [MV] Sci-Fi Movie News - 01/24/100
Date: 24 Jan 2000 17:37:22 -0700
Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon told fans of The
SCI FI Channel series that he is planning a feature film
based on the show, now ending its first season.
"Production on season two is well underway, there are
discussions re: a Farscape movie, [and] a book series is
forthcoming," O'Bannon said in a Jan. 13 chat at
SCIFI.COM.
Plans for the movie are influencing the series' storyline,
O'Bannon said. "I'm in meetings presently with [producers]
Brian and Lisa Henson [regarding] ... a Farscape feature,
so I'm having to nail down certain aspects of the
mythology so that we don't have a movie out sometime in
the future that conflicts with the series. ... There are
aspects to a two-part episode just written by David
Kemper that will definitely factor into the movie idea I
have in mind."
Farscape airs Fridays at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and
Saturdays at 2 p.m. ET.
-=> * <=-
The Dark Horizons Web site has resurrected the rumor
that Gillian Anderson of The X-Files may have a part
in Star Wars: Episode II, which creator George Lucas
is still writing. Anderson, who plays FBI Agent Dana Scully
on the Fox TV series, is supposedly a key figure in the
second film.
An unnamed source tells the site, "According to rumor,
Gillian would be playing a Jedi Council member who is
newly appointed to the council and was trained by
Qui-Gon (and may have been more to him). As I asked her
this, she just smiled and didn't say a word! She did say
she thought she would be filming a movie outside the
United States around the time Episode II will be shot."
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Gillian Anderson is not in the running to step into Jodie
Foster's role as FBI Agent Clarice Starling in Hannibal,
the controversial sequel to Foster's The Silence of the
Lambs, Anderson's spokeswoman told SCI FI Wire.
"There's nothing to say, there's nothing official, and there
are just lots of rumors," Anderson's manager, Connie
Freiberg, said through Kim Fitzgerald, a spokesman for
Anderson's day job, The X-Files.
That doesn't foreclose a future deal. But it appears to
quash widespread rumors that Anderson is one of the
front-runners for the coveted role, along with Cate
Blanchett (Elizabeth).
Fans of Anderson, who plays FBI Agent Dana Scully on
the long-running X-Files, have eagerly touted her for
Hannibal. Indeed, the character of Scully was reportedly
modeled on Foster's Oscar-winning performance in 1991's
Lambs.
Foster bowed out of the sequel reportedly due to a
scheduling conflict with her next directorial job, Flora
Plum.
-=> * <=-
Corey Solomon, director of the feature film version of
the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, says he
convinced producer Joel Silver to sign on to the
project by showing him a three-minute action sequence.
Silver (Die Hard, The Matrix) was apparently impressed
enough with Solomon's "student film" that he agreed to
produce the movie, the director told Cinescape magazine.
To avoid the cliches of the fantasy genre, Solomon also
said he forced his writers to sit through every bad 1980s
sword-and-sorcery movie, then showed them Raiders of
the Lost Ark, Ben Hur and Spartacus, and told them, "OK,
lets get to this place."
Solomon said the fantasy genre died because many of the
old movies failed to take the audience to "a place they
have never been before, with characters they can really
care about."
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Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair) will star in The
Sixth Sense director M. Night Shyamalan's next movie,
Unbreakable, a supernatural suspense film. The Disney
production will also star Bruce Willis and Samuel L.
Jackson and starts filming April 17 in Philadelphia,
according to Variety.
Unbreakable is a thriller with paranormal overtones about
a man, played by Willis, who learns something shocking
about himself after being the sole survivor of a large
accident. Moore plays Willis' wife, a physical therapist.
Moore received Golden Globe nominations for her roles in
An Ideal Husband and The End of the Affair. Her recent
credits include Cookie's Fortune, Magnolia and A Map of
the World.
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Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has sold The
Guardians--Book One: The Unbound, an unpublished
superhero novel, to Warner Bros. for possible
development as a feature film franchise. The Guardians
concept--about young people who discover their
supernatural abilities--was created by Lee and Larry
Shultz.
The first novel in a series, The Unbound was written by
Shultz and Dave Smeds and tells the story of John Porter,
an American teen-ager who holds the key to fighting evil,
according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the novel, Porter
teams up with another prodigy, Risa Cohen. The story
juxtaposes supernatural events with historical reality.
Lee and Shultz will produce the project through their
Lee/Shultz Entertainment company. The company is also
developing the feature film Tomorrow, a version of the
movie Planet of the Apes that substitutes robots for
monkeys.
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John Travolta may fulfill an obligation to Columbia
Pictures by starring in the feature film Travel Agent, a
time-travel thriller. Travolta owes Columbia a movie
after dropping out of The Double, directed by Roman
Polanski, according to Variety.
Travel Agent, written by Gregory Hansen (Heart and
Souls), deals with a man who travels six months into the
past to thwart an assassination. Andrew Davis (The
Fugitive) is in line to direct the movie.
Travolta is currently producing and starring in Battlefield
Earth, based on the SF novel of the same name by
Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
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David Fincher (Alien 3) will direct a feature film based
on the short story "Passengers" by prolific SF writer
Robert Silverberg, about aliens who inhabit humans for
short joy rides on Earth. The story will be adapted for the
screen by Greg Pruss and produced by USA Films,
according to Variety.
Under the influence of the aliens, people abandon their
normal lives and experiment with debauchery or indulge
violent urges. The story centers on one man in New York
who has been "ridden" through an intense physical
encounter with a woman who was also under alien
influence.
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Supernatural Law, the Exhibit A Press comic series by
Batton Lash, is being developed into a feature film by
Universal Pictures. Marti Noxon, a writer for the WB
TV hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is working on characters
in a draft of the script by Steve Wilson and Stephen
Mazur, Exhibit A co-publisher and editor Jackie Estrada
told the Comics Continuum Web site.
Noxon's work "is supposed to be finished sometime this
month," Estrada said. Universal recently renewed its
option on Supernatural Law, which tells stories about a
law firm that specializes in demon clients. The comic
changed its name from Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the
Macabre.
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A new contender has emerged in rumors about who will
play Peter Parker in Sony's upcoming feature film
based on the Marvel Comics series Spider-Man: Buffy
the Vampire Slayer co-star Nicholas Brendon (Xander).
Seventeen magazine is fueling the rumors, reporting that
Brendon has been approached by filmmakers to consider
putting on the web mask.
If true, Brendon would join actors including Brendan Fraser
(The Mummy), Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and
John C. Reilly ( Boogie Nights) as candidates to play
Spidey, according to the Ain't It Cool News Web site.
Brendon is breaking into feature films after playing Buffy's
sidekick for the last four seasons. He appears in the
upcoming independent horror films Pinata and Psycho
Beach Party.
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Sam Raimi (For Love of the Game) is emerging as the
front-runner to direct the Columbia Pictures feature
film based on Marvel Comics' Spider-Man. Raimi is
Columbia's choice, but the studio hasn't signed the
director yet, according to Variety.
Raimi is an avowed Spider-Man fan and wants to direct
the film. But the director may have a scheduling conflict.
He's about to begin principal photography on Paramount's
The Gift later this month. But Columbia wants to begin
shooting Spider-Man in late spring or early summer for a
summer 2001 release.
That would mean Raimi would have to postpone
post-production on The Gift. Columbia is trying to cut a
deal with Paramount to accommodate both films.
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Jan de Bont (Twister) will direct and produce a feature
film based on the ecological disaster novel Dust by
Charles Pellegrino, the scientist behind the
dinosaur-cloning theory that inspired Jurassic Park. Dust
tells the story of scientist Richard Sinclair, who must deal
with a bizarre extinction cycle that threatens to destroy
humanity.
De Bont and partner Lucas Foster will develop a Dust
script from a first-draft adaptation by Ted Humphrey,
according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Ian McKellen has finished up his duties playing Magneto
in Fox's upcoming X-Men feature film and is now en
route to New Zealand to play the wizard Gandalf in
New Line's upcoming feature films based on J.R.R.
Tolkien's trilogy of books, The Lord of the Rings. The
actor talked about his travels in a post to his Web site.
In a journal entry dated Jan. 8, the actor wrote, "Actually
I am not sure of the date. I am in Los Angeles en route
for Wellington, [New Zealand, where Rings is being shot,]
with a 12-hour flight on Qantas/British Airways ahead of
me. I don't wear a watch, and all I know is that the U.K.
is eight hours ahead, and New Zealand is four hours
behind, plus (or minus) a day.
"Nevertheless, it feels that the 21st century has really
arrived now that my end-of-year obligations are
completed," McKellen wrote. "I have finished my filming on
X-Men--until the post-production dubbing and the
publicity round starts. I have been home to London to
greet friends and family and the millennium; I have packed
many bags, and Middle Earth beckons."
McKellen also posted a photograph of himself "pondering
Niagara Falls, Canada, during a break in shooting X-Men,
November 1999."
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From: maillist@moviejuice.com
Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - Lure o' Ashley
Date: 28 Jan 2000 13:09:42 -0500 (EST)
TAKE THE NEW MOVIEJUICE.COM QUIZ
This week, visit http://www.moviejuice.com and take the Angelina Jolie quiz. In the
movie of Angie's life, who will play her lips?
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MOVIEJUICE.COM IN THE NEWS
This week MovieJuice.com was featured prominently in a piece on TNT's Roughcut about
the best non-corporate movie sites. Thanks for the mention, TNT! And may I say how
very old and fragile Ted Turner's looking lately.
See the piece for yourself at:
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CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE STEVEN SPIELBERG KIND
Yep, another run-in with the king. He peppered me with questions about MovieJuice!
(yes, he reads it) and was genuinely interested in the answers. I'll write more
about it later. Suffice it to say, this man is not only perhaps the greatest
filmmaker who ever lived, he's also a class act.
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CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE ANGELINA JOLIE KIND
The fantasy has come true! I've had my close encounter with Angelina Jolie. And I
think it's safe to say she forgot about it two seconds after the
let's-pretend-to-know-each-other picture was snapped. Thank God my imagination
remains vivid as ever!
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SPECIAL THANKS
A special shout out this week to Bill Diehl of ABC Radio and Joel Siegel of Good
Morning America. It was a joy to chat with you both and I deeply appreciate all
your kind comments about MovieJuice.com. I wish somebody famous would tell me they
hate my guts - it would make great copy.
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EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - Lure o' Ashley
by Mark Ramsey
January 28, 2000
<a href="http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/eyeofthebeholder.htm">Click here for the
full review!</a>
http://www.moviejuice.com/2000/eyeofthebeholder.htm
The folks at Pixar, makers of Toy Story, have a wise motto: "Story is King." But
at Destination films, makers of Eye of the Beholder, "Story is the Duke of Hazard."
I'm watching the commercials for this movie and seeing outrageously hyperbolic
blurb-o-rama:
"A top-notch thriller" - The Studio Hand-Job Entertainment Network
"This may be Ashley Judd's best work to date" - Publicityflack.com
"One of the most hypnotic thrillers ever made" - Amazing Kreskin's Hollywood
"I liked the way the cast list scrolled up at the end" - TIME Magazine
Don't get me wrong, I'm no snob. My brow is so middle it snags my toothbrush. But
Eye of the Beholder is monstrously Bad with a capital "B."
Obi-Wannabe Ewan McGregor plays the "eye," while Ashley Judd and various
permutations of lacy undergarments play the "beheld." Booty is in the eye of this
beholder. Meanwhile you, my movie-going friend, play the sucker that's born every
minute if you lay out your hard-earned bread for this turkey. Better to flush the
bucks down the toilet - at least the draining water features swirling action, and
there's no gum under the seat.
A stalker love story; what could be more enticing? Why is Ewan going ga-ga over
Ashley Judd, anyway? Why is a monkey eating peanuts in a pub as Ewan hoists a
Guinness? Why is the British Intelligence Com-center staffed by a crack team of
lesbians - is this a Bryn Mawr semester abroad? Why is Ewan able to tap into
Ashley's bedroom video from his PC on an airplane, of all places? And if you could
do this, who wouldn't pay four bucks for a headset? Talk about a cock-pit!
Ewan calls a bell-tower home. It's noisy, but he can count on meeting a chick named
Esmeralda if he's ever publicly flogged in the town square.
Most cloying and inscrutable of all is Ewan's ghostly daughter - now lost and a
figment of his imagination. She appears regularly in her Shetland sweater and
tartan skirt to giddily skip, jump rope, play hopscotch, and taunt daddy with Father
Knows Best era clichΘs. Couldn't Ewan dream up a Barbie playset and Easy-Bake oven
to keep this kid busy? I'd like to wrap some Silly String around her throat. Is
this a casting call for Annie?
Ewan collects sno-globes. Not because they reveal anything about his character, but
because they serve as a ravenously pretentious and ridiculous transitioning device.
Need a scene-change to Chicago? Close-up on the Chicago sno-globe as the scene
dissolves. Each globe is a "portal" into another locale when it should be a portal
into different theater and a better movie.
Check it: Some anonymous player-dude flirts with Ashley, suggesting he recognizes
her from somewhere. "Everybody looks like somebody else," replies Ashley. "I'll
agree with that, toots!" he says, echoing romance kings, the Three Stooges. Say,
numbskull, whoop, whoop! Ruff! Ruff! Use the "foice," Ewan! Soitenly!
Ashley's hangin' with a wealthy blind vintner. This earnestly Julio Gallo thinks he
owns acres of vineyards in Sonoma, when he actually sports a backyard garden in
Pomona. Poor bastard. And just like the rest of us, he can't tell Ashley's sister
from her mom. Ignorance really is bliss.
So Ashley gets nabbed in Chicago by the "Federal Police." The what? What kind of
fascist faction is this? And why are they driving "Red & Eggshells" instead of
"Blue & Whites"? Who's the arresting officer, Det. Lt. J. Crew? Will the judge
throw the book at you or mail you a catalogue? Do they read you your rights or your
source code?
And like all felons arrested in Chicago, Ashley instantly relocates to Alaska to
waitress in a busy roadside truckstop coincidentally frequented by vacationing
just-folks James Brolin and Barbra Streisand! Memories, like the corners of a
meatloaf special and a bottomless cup of coffee!
Golden-throated chanteuse k.d. lang makes a rare acting appearance on the big
screen, proving not only that Boys Don't Cry, they don't act either.
And look, there's Genevieve Bujold, a graduate of Earthquake and Coma, who still
knows how to make disasters and put audiences to sleep. She's "Anne of the Thousand
Bad Career Choices."
Make that a thousand and one.
Copyright 2000 Mark Ramsey. All rights reserved. NO PORTION MAY BE REPRODUCED
WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
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MOVIEJUICE.COM HATE MAIL OF THE WEEK
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 5:12 PM
Mr. Ramsey:
I truly regret writing this letter but your review of the "Green Mile"
was so distasteful, poorly written, and a very bad attempt at sarcasm. I
think you should seriously pursue a different career besides writing, at
least in the field of a movie critic. Your lack of intelligence shines so
brightly in your review that maybe you should go into comics. At least those
are colored. You have no fundamental love for a movie so masterfully put
together like "The Green Mile" was and I think before you write a review,
actually go see the movie, because basically the only thing that you
accomplished in that review was telling us about Jason Priestly and some
knitting needles.
"The Green Mile" is a movie that has been at the top of the charts since
it came out on the screen and I think that your review does nothing but show
what a bad writer you are. It does not even compare to "The Shawshank
Redemption" and I think that as a "talented" writer you should see that. #1
one I guarantee this movie to win an Oscar this year and #2 I guarantee that
your intelligence and moral level is probably the same as an amphibian. Get
class and talent rapidly THEN start writing quality, not crap.
A Frustrated Reader
MY REPLY:
Dear Frustrated:
Gosh, how glowing does a review have to be before you people leave me alone? But
I've decided you are right and I will pursue a different career - I've decided to
take up writing poorly structured emails which brazenly guarantee the outcome of the
Academy Awards in a way that can best be described in one phrase: Long-shot.
Thanks for your note.
MRR
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THE MOVIEJUICE.COM AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION QUIZ
Here are the results from last week's quiz:
"Warren Beatty will receive a special award at the 72nd annual Academy Awards. It's
called:"
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The Sword in the Stones - 11%
The Woody Starlet-Pecker - 30%
The Bulbous Bulworth - 18%
I don't think you guys get the "Sword in the Stones" choice. Think about it.
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Subject: [MV] MovieJuice! - BULLETIN - SCREAM 3 REALVIDEO COMEDY
Date: 01 Feb 2000 01:06:31 -0500 (EST)
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